AdviserVoiceA solid start to 2012 https://www.adviservoice.com.au/2012/04/a-solid-start-to-2012/ Financial planner information & financial planner education/CPD - AdviserVoice Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:30:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 A solid start to 2012 https://www.adviservoice.com.au/2012/04/a-solid-start-to-2012/ https://www.adviservoice.com.au/2012/04/a-solid-start-to-2012/#respond Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:47:28 +0000 https://adviservoice.com.au/?p=13957 The bad news on Europe has dried up, the US economy has continued to recover and investors believe the soft patch for Asia will be only temporary.

As a result, global sharemarkets rose in the March quarter. While Australia under-performed, investors in small or medium-sized stocks wouldn’t have been disappointed.

CommSec is sticking with its conservative call for the ASX 200 to reach 4,450 by mid year and 4,650 by end year. But if domestic investors start to put high cash balances to work more quickly than we expect, and the bad news on Europe stays away, then stocks will clearly be headed for more solid gains.

To read the report, click here.

]]> The bad news on Europe has dried up, the US economy has continued to recover and investors believe the soft patch for Asia will be only temporary.

As a result, global sharemarkets rose in the March quarter. While Australia under-performed, investors in small or medium-sized stocks wouldn’t have been disappointed.

CommSec is sticking with its conservative call for the ASX 200 to reach 4,450 by mid year and 4,650 by end year. But if domestic investors start to put high cash balances to work more quickly than we expect, and the bad news on Europe stays away, then stocks will clearly be headed for more solid gains.

To read the report, click here.

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